Sentences with phrase «of cement production»

In that regard, it seems certain that expanding this process to large - scale electricity generation (up from the comparatively tiny carbon source of cement production) would overwhelm the economy's demand for these chemical products.

Idrovo Aguirre, Byron and Contreras, Javier (2015): Back - splicing of cement production and characterization of its economic cycle: The case of Chile (1991 - 2015).

It adds to the competitive market of cement production and cut cost of construction where all cement were transported from the southern sector which attracted extra cost.

Not exact matches

The Boring Company's website claims that creating bricks would reduce both the tunneling costs and the environmental impact of its projects (since cement production accounts for over 4 % of global CO2 emissions).

Narrow self - interest, though a powerful incentive for the production of material wealth, does not cement communities.

This put him at the center of European wine production and cemented his relationships with thousands of vintners, as well as contributed to his expanding knowledge of wines throughout the continent.

Switching to 100 percent cage - free eggs by the end of 2016 is a tremendous commitment that will quickly improve the lives of countless animals and further cement the future of egg production as being one without cages,» said Josh Balk, Senior Food Policy Director, The Humane Society of the United States.

Again, maybe it is the lesser of two evils, but cement production is something that we also need to be very aware of.

Regardless, I stand by the fact that cement production is a very real concern and will soon get much worse; but concede that it may be for the betterment of the environment as a whole.

I was under the impression, when recalling seminars from over a year ago, that cement production was higher on the list of CO2 emission causes than it really is (apparently).

You're suggesting the end of fly - ash in cement production will make it leap frog electricity, agriculture, transportation, and more.

After doing my research, shown above (which I pretend support my claim, even though I said «this does not support my claim»), I see that cement production is not in the very top of CO2 emission causes (in comparison to others named above), but is in fact already one of the top in regards to manufacturing, materials, and minerals — which, while not as detrimental as I had believed, is still a pretty remarkable feat, especially whenever you look at the increase in effects in recent years and take in the knowledge that it's only going to get worse.

Electricity production (including from coal) is the leading cause of green house gases right now, and the best estimate I can find about cement production puts it at about 5 % of the total man - made causes.

Of the 16 manufacturing sub-sectors, 10 reported growth in production during the review month in the following order: cement products; petroleum & coal products; textile, apparel, leather and footwear products; food, beverage & tobacco products; furniture & related products; chemical & pharmaceutical products; primary metal products; plastics & rubber products; printing & related support activities; and transportation equipment.

Dangote Cement is a fully integrated quarry - to - customer producer with production capacity of 29.25 mta in Nigeria.

The SINTEF scientists believe that the method will also be suitable for capturing CO2 when hydrogen is separated out of natural gas, as well as in cement, iron and steel production (see Fact - box 1).

Let's remember that 80 percent or so of total energy use will come from a small number of types of sources: electricity production (40 percent), vehicles (25 percent), heavy industries including cement, petrochemicals, refining, and steel (10 percent), and heating of buildings (10 percent).

India, Indonesia also see rising production GBI projects that India, currently the world's third - largest coal producer, will also see a surge in production — on the order of 6.8 percent annually — because of the country's heavy reliance on coal - fired electricity along with expanding steel, cement and fertilizer manufacturing sectors.

The production of cement, the material that holds together concrete, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.

China will raise standards for the production of cement, batteries, leather and heavy metals as part of its efforts to cut air, water and soil pollution, the environment ministry said on Friday.

Wu said at the press conference that the three main regions covered in the current action plan occupied just 8 percent of China's total area, but were responsible for 55 percent of national steel production, 40 percent of total cement output and 52 percent of gasoline and diesel.

In his thesis, Johan Rootzén also concludes that a shift in technology to a less carbon intense production of steel and cement would only have a marginal effect on the final price of a car or a house, despite the large investments required in the production step of the primary materials.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production grew 2.3 per cent to a record high of 36.1 billion tonnes CO2 in 2013.

The team re-evaluated emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and cement production from 1950 - 2013.

The nation's production of Portland cement — the most commonly produced cement type — amounted to about 80.4 million tons in 2015, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, or roughly the weight of about 90 Golden Gate Bridges or 12 Hoover Dams.

At issue are draft rules that require annual greenhouse gas reporting from an estimated 13,000 sites, including refineries, other oil and gas sites, power plants, and many other types of industrial operations, such as cement and metals production.

They also made new estimates of emissions from imported coal, oil, and gas, and from cement production.

However, the high - temperature process for making cement is more energy - and carbon - intensive than the production of asphalt from petroleum.

«The production of Portland cement globally creates two and a half billion tons of carbon dioxide annually,» Calera CEO Brent Constantz said.

«Since 1751 roughly 290 billion tons of carbon have been released to the atmosphere from the consumption of fossil fuels and cement production.

Emissions of CO2 by human activities, including fossil fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring, amount to about 27 billion tonnes per year (30 billion tons)-LSB-(Marland, et al., 2006)-- The reference gives the amount of released carbon (C), rather than CO2, through 2003.].

Each year more than a quarter of global CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and cement production are taken up by the Earth's oceans.

Law garnered both a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, further cementing his reputation as one of the more promising up - and - coming actors on either side of the ocean.After a turn as a Russian marksman facing off against a Nazi sniper in Enemy at the Gates (2001), Law returned to sci - fi with his role as love machine Gigolo Joe in Steven Spielberg's eagerly anticipated A.I.In addition to his acting commitments, Law kept busy with Natural Nylon, the production company he founded with Sadie Frost, Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, and Jonny Lee Miller.

At the height of his success, Beatty pushed the likes of The Parallax View, Shampoo and Reds through production, cementing his reputation as one as one of Hollywood's leading politicos.

For instance, once pleasantries are out of the way, Terence Chang, the Chinese Jerry Bruckheimer, relates the terrifying incident that cemented Chow's decision to embark on a Hollywood career, and several key members of The Replacement Killers» production team dollop praise on Brother Chow by citing specific, fascinating examples of his collaborative tendencies.

Indeed, the picture cemented David O. Selznick's interest in Hitchcock, the irony being that unlike the majority of his work before and after, The Lady Vanishes» production was already well under way before he hopped onto the saddle.

While the M4S never made it into production, it was cemented into the minds of movie fans with a starring role in the 1986 film «The Wraith,» where it made an appearance under the guise of the «Turbo Interceptor», a name which it has been unable to shake to this day.

It pushes a monstrous 640 hp and 630 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels exclusively through an eight - speed automatic transmission and is capable of traveling at up to 200 MPH, cementing it as the most powerful production car to ever wear a Cadillac crest.

CEMEX SAB de CV engages in the construction industry through the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of cement, ready - mix concrete and aggregates.

Its operations are composed of aggregate production, including crushed stone and construction sand and gravel, cement and ready - mixed concrete production.

Detroit is the birthplace of mass production, the automobile, the cement road, and credit on a mass scale.

There's steel, aluminum, cement, plastic, paper — all of which are big processes we're dependent on, some of which directly generate CO2, like cement production, and a lot of which are big industrial users of electricity or energy.

The post centers on an interview with Glen Peters, a scientist who is one of the authors of this year's Global Carbon Budget report, tracking emissions trends for carbon dioxide from energy and cement production.

Also, wind and nuclear have been criticized for the amount of concrete they require, due to the CO2 emissions from conventional concrete production, so I would like to know the relative merits and feasibility of concrete alternatives like magnesia ceramic cement products.

Approximately 8 Petagrams (Pg; trillion kilograms) of carbon are added to the atmosphere every year from fossil fuel burning and cement production alone.

Production of cement and deforestation also have made contributions, and the later extends farther back in time (And then there's CH4 from agriculture), though it is true that the changes were small before fossil fuels became a significant source.

Total cumulative emissions between 1750 and 2011 amount to 365 ± 30 PgC, including a contribution of 8 PgC from the production of cement.»

Cement production is responsible for as much as 5 % the world's annual production of CO2 and the world can't get enough of the stuff.

Per the article: Approximately 8 Petagrams (Pg; trillion kilograms) of carbon are added to the atmosphere every year from fossil fuel burning and cement production alone.

Or the evidence tying that increase to fossil fuel use, production of cement and other human activities?